I am speechless

VoicesCarry said:

Diana Ross accepts her award and doesn't even mention Whitney. Unfuckingbelieveable.

VoicesCarry said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Um what? Maybe she's the type who grieves in private?

Whitney's body is still warm upstairs and Diana is babbling on about herself and can't even give one mention to Whitney. But that's Diana Ross for you.

It's also a perfect anecdote to sum up the entertainment industry.

Just like she couldn't say anything about MJ as well

babynoz said:

MadamGoodnight said:

Damn shame

At first I was thinking "typical Hollywod" then I thought about it some more and I guess that people probably don't know what the hell to do, even Clive. Most of the invitees may not even have known anything till they got to the hotel.

Hopefully it will finally dawn on someone to call it a night under the circumstances...if they don't, then I gotta agree with ya.

This was all over the tv, radio, social networks. Even fans and looky loos are outside and these people inside didn't know? These are big time industry people in there, yeah they knew. Just my opinion.

VoicesCarry said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Um what? Maybe she's the type who grieves in private?

Whitney's body is still warm upstairs and Diana is babbling on about herself and can't even give one mention to Whitney. But that's Diana Ross for you.

It's also a perfect anecdote to sum up the entertainment industry.

Didn't say anything when someone else died too, so...

I know I might get slaughtered for saying this but Diana's been pissing me off lately. Couldn't even show up to Michael's memorial, now this....I know everyone grieves differently but still.

babynoz said:

Timmy84 said:

Lost his mother late last year and his father earlier this year.

Wait! When did his mom pass?

Thinking she died last year.

The Faux News reporter just said Bobby had to leave the stage when New Edition started singing Home Again. Poor Bobby as well.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Identity said:

Wow, what a tacky bitch.

Um what? Maybe she's the type who grieves in private?

That's always the excuse, and I never believe it. Based on her disposition in that clip, she just doesn't care, point blank. And if Diana didn't know Whitney, I guess she's doesn't have to care, 'cause respect don't mean crap in Hollywood. Like someone else insensitively stated here, Whitney is just another meaningless corpse to them now, since they're too consumed with their own lives.

I do wonder though how Diana could be so happy about that makeshift award when she's been unrightfully dissed by the Grammys her whole career.....I wouldn't have even accepted that.

musicjunky318 said:

I know I might get slaughtered for saying this but Diana's been pissing me off lately. Couldn't even show up to Michael's memorial, now this....I know everyone grieves differently but still.

Diana's an awful person - and her reputation as such is legendary. So, this didn't surprise me so much and it certainly doesn't lessen my personal opinion of her as I've never had much respect for her (apart from her musical contributions) to begin with.

^ Has anyone mentioned Whitney yet? Im not going to call out Ms Ross if everyone else is skipping over the news.

MadamGoodnight said:

babynoz said:

At first I was thinking "typical Hollywod" then I thought about it some more and I guess that people probably don't know what the hell to do, even Clive. Most of the invitees may not even have known anything till they got to the hotel.

Hopefully it will finally dawn on someone to call it a night under the circumstances...if they don't, then I gotta agree with ya.

This was all over the tv, radio, social networks. Even fans and looky loos are outside and these people inside didn't know? These are big time industry people in there, yeah they knew. Just my opinion.

I'm sure you're right but hope springs eternal I guess.

smoothcriminal12 said:

VoicesCarry said:

Whitney's body is still warm upstairs and Diana is babbling on about herself and can't even give one mention to Whitney. But that's Diana Ross for you.

It's also a perfect anecdote to sum up the entertainment industry.

Didn't say anything when someone else died too, so...

The only time Diana grieves is when attention is directed at someone other than her.

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VoicesCarry said:

musicjunky318 said:

I know I might get slaughtered for saying this but Diana's been pissing me off lately. Couldn't even show up to Michael's memorial, now this....I know everyone grieves differently but still.

Diana's an awful person - and her reputation as such is legendary. So, this didn't surprise me so much and it certainly doesn't lessen my personal opinion of her as I've never had much respect for her (apart from her musical contributions) to begin with.

Her problem is she thinks she's above everyone and everything. She needs to hop off that. But it's probably too late. They say she's been like this her entire life.

Comment0

By ROLLING STONE

February 12, 2012 12:53 AM ET

Bobby Brown performs onstage.

Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images

Bobby Brown was on stage performing with New Edition at a show in Mississippi just hours after his ex-wife Whitney Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton hotel Saturday.

Us Weekly reports that Brown missed the first song of the set, but then joined New Edition onstage. At one point in the concert, a teary Brown shouted "I love you, Whitney!" and blew a kiss toward the sky. While performing "Tenderoni," Brown broke down, sobbing and asked the crowd to sing along.

Brown and Houston were married from 1992 to 2007. They have one daughter, Bobbi Kristina, born in 1993. Their relationship was chronicled on the reality TV series Being Bobby Brown in 2005.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.c...z1m9CxvJiX

MadamGoodnight said:

The Faux News reporter just said Bobby had to leave the stage when New Edition started singing Home Again. Poor Bobby as well.

So very saddened by this. She was one of the first singers that I loved. Such a beautiful voice and face. Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston.... huge, important chunks of my childhood are slipping away.

Check out my blog for my modest, semi-drunken memorial to her

http://arranterrant.blogs...uston.html

suga10 said:

Bobby Brown Pays Tribute to Ex-Wife Whitney Houston During Concert

Brown 'sobbed' while performing with New Edition in Mississippi

Comment0

By ROLLING STONE

February 12, 2012 12:53 AM ET

Bobby Brown performs onstage.

Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images

Bobby Brown was on stage performing with New Edition at a show in Mississippi just hours after his ex-wife Whitney Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton hotel Saturday.

Us Weekly reports that Brown missed the first song of the set, but then joined New Edition onstage. At one point in the concert, a teary Brown shouted "I love you, Whitney!" and blew a kiss toward the sky. While performing "Tenderoni," Brown broke down, sobbing and asked the crowd to sing along.

Brown and Houston were married from 1992 to 2007. They have one daughter, Bobbi Kristina, born in 1993. Their relationship was chronicled on the reality TV series Being Bobby Brown in 2005.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.c...z1m9CxvJiX

Stay strong Bobby.

Bobby.

Death brings out a lot of armchair could've should've would've, but I think we should be a bit slower to judge. This goes both for Whitney and those family, friends and industry peers who survive her.

I certainly see people doing and saying things (or not doing and saying things) in the wake of this terrible news that I find odd. But I like to give the benefit of the doubt that people cope with moments like this the best they can. I think we should give them (Bobby, Clive Davis and his partygoers, Diana Ross, etc.) space.

MadamGoodnight said:

The Faux News reporter just said Bobby had to leave the stage when New Edition started singing Home Again. Poor Bobby as well.

errant said:

So very saddened by this. She was one of the first singers that I loved. Such a beautiful voice and face. Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston.... huge, important chunks of my childhood are slipping away.

Check out my blog for my modest, semi-drunken memorial to her

http://arranterrant.blogs...uston.html

Lovely tribute...

Jennifer Hudson will pay tribute to Whitney at the Grammys tomorrow.

[Edited 2/11/12 22:59pm]

errant said:

So very saddened by this. She was one of the first singers that I loved. Such a beautiful voice and face. Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston.... huge, important chunks of my childhood are slipping away.

Check out my blog for my modest, semi-drunken memorial to her

http://arranterrant.blogs...uston.html

Nice tribute.

Nevermind, it ain't J. Hud, these are gonna be the performers according to Andre Harrell:

@iamAndreHarrell
Whitney houston tribute p tonight expected performers alicia keys brandy monica and maryjblige , clive davis opinion whitney would want that

Timmy84 said:

Jennifer Hudson will pay tribute to Whitney at the Grammys tomorrow.

[Edited 2/11/12 22:59pm]

What an honor it must be to Jennifer that she's the clear go-to "big voice" of this generation. I hope she brings the house down.

By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Stop The Presses! – 2 hrs 59 mins ago

Too many of us—myself included—are guilty of making insensitive jokes about the demise of Whitney Houston, her frail frame, loss of one of pop's purest voices, and battle with drugs.

But none of us are laughing now.

On Saturday, Houston's publicist confirmed to the Associated Press that the award-winning "I Will Always Love You" singer died. She was 48. The timing of her death, the eve of the Grammys, the biggest music event of the year, makes the horrible news even more tragic. According to CNN, Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. PT at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

The Beverly Hilton is the venue for the music industry's most prestigious pre-Grammy party hosted by veteran executive Clive Davis, who discovered Houston.

In an industry flooded with novelty artists, who disappear after scoring one hit, Houston's longevity was unquestioned when she released her debut single, the ballad "You Give Good Love" in February 1985. The song's soothing opening ad-libs displayed her soulful roots while also celebrating her pop sensibilities.

Houston's sound was distinct, and clearly separated her from the funk-laden stylings of the era's other female R&B singers. Plus, she was a model who appeared in "Glamour" and "Cosmopolitan" magazines.

Houston's sound made sense when considering her pedigree. She was the perfect melding of the styles of her mother, gospel singer Cissy Houston; cousin, 1960s pop singer Dionne Warwick; and godmother, queen of soul Aretha Franklin.

Houston's self-titled debut album topped the charts and was certified diamond. Her career was impenetrable throughout the release of several follow up albums, 1987's "Whitney," 1990's "I'm Your Baby Tonight," and 1992's "The Bodyguard" soundtrack.

Houston's fans were concerned when she married R&B bad boy Bobby Brown in 1992, but they professed their happiness.

By the late 1990s, Houston's drug problems began to become tabloid fodder. In a 2002 interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, Houston admitted to her struggles, but maintained that she was doing fine.

The public received its first real glimpse of Houston behind-the-scenes in 2004 when she appeared on Brown's reality series "Being Bobby Brown." The bad publicity move depicted Houston as profane, combative, and delusional, seemingly supporting the behavior of someone on drugs.

Among the saddest indications of Houston's fall was her 2009 comeback album, "I Look To You." While the album received positive reviews, her live performances signaled that the damage to her voice was beyond repair.

Concertgoers stormed out of her 2010 "Nothing But Love World Tour" angry, complaining that Houston was not fit to sing live, and they demanded that their ticket costs be refunded.

On stage, Houston made light of her vocal struggles, and even seemed to be confident when doing so.

But the public scrutiny intensified, and was followed by additional stints in rehab.

While the cause of death has not yet been revealed, one can only wonder whether it was drug-related.

Anyone who remembers Houston's early work and the impact it had on music can only be saddened by her death.

I extend condolences to her family and friends, especially her daughter, Bobbi Kristina.

http://news.yahoo.com/blo...10653.html

Timmy84 said:

Nevermind, it ain't J. Hud, these are gonna be the performers according to Andre Harrell:

@iamAndreHarrell
Whitney houston tribute p tonight expected performers alicia keys brandy monica and maryjblige , clive davis opinion whitney would want that

Scratch my last comment, I guess.

Interesting that I've heard almost all of the names above as being on the guest list of Davis' party tonight. Looks like it may have become more of a memorial planning session for tomorrow.

[Edited 2/11/12 23:10pm]